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Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Duchess consort of Bavaria


Marie Jakobaea of Baden-Sponheim (25 June 1507 – 16 November 1580) was a German noblewoman and duchess consort of Bavaria.

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Life

Marie was the daughter of Philip I, Margrave of Baden (1479–1533) and Countess Elisabeth (1483–1522), daughter of Philip, Elector Palatine and princess Margarete von Bayern-Landshut. Her paternal grandparents were Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen.

On 5 October 1522 she married William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493–1550), eldest son of Albert IV and his wife Kunigunde of Austria. They had four children:

Bibliography

  • Hans and Marga Rall: Die Wittelsbacher – Von Otto I. bis Elisabeth I., Weltbild (1994) ISBN 3-85001-485-1
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